„Together with the ‚House of Literature‘ (Literaturhaus Kassel), Futurespace, and Smart Kassel, we supported the international Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) last November. We also issued an invitation for the ’smart city k5′ short story challenge, envisioning a smart eco-city in the future in our imagination. The short story ‚ktopia‘ featured a combination of AI, technology, and down-to-earth food systems within a smart eco-city. This short science fiction, climate fiction story inspired this expedition into the fascinating world of regenerative food systems.“

A simplified model to navigate the wide landscape of food systems, a narrative and mythical grafix style + a fun open source board game to inspire exploration

Feeding public waste data into Chat GPT 4 Data Analyzer, having a chat about it and calling real experts in town. A Wasteland field trip.

Crafting additional Cards for the food system board+card game is a fun process. It serves themed card Booster-Packs and Sets for specific purposes.

Come and visit us downtown Kassel and learn how to craft cards or play a match with others….

A magic journal to document the expedition in an artistic way and even spoken word. A Game Map to not get lost in the wide fields of the city region food systems. Magic Quest cards to keep the Focus & Fun. And a 0€ Shop, where everything is gifted for free. Those were the Three Gifts of the first agile 15day sprint into an urban expedition

Auch auf Deutsch verfügbar. Also available in German

Dishes, Menus and Recipes for your own tec solutions in food systems. Freely available ingredients.

While comparing different countries and their waste management systems from statistics to the mindsets and models behind I came across another beautiful, helpful meme from Japan, known for it´s mindful, simple words describing not just a policy but a philosophy: „mottainai.“ This term, which merges respect for resources with practical conservation efforts, serves as a cornerstone of Japan’s environmentally conscious mindset and exemplary waste management system.

The fourth quadrant in the base game board  after the quadrants „cultivation“, „processing“,“cooking & eating“.

Exploring the City<>Region connection in a tiny forest village

A live-action roleplaying game to become involved in the great quest of making the waste system of our city-region smarter.